This was part of the action during the KTB Golf Series third leg at Nakuru Golf Club.

By DANIELLA APIYO
Kamonjo Kiburi resisted a stiff challenge to emerge the overall winner of the third leg of Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Golf Series at the par 73 Nakuru Golf Club on Saturday.
Kiburi playing off handicap 19 posted 22 stableford points in the first nine, before carding 20 points in the back nine for a total of 42 and in the process ruled the roost in the day long competition that brought together a field of 164 players.
“I had a feeling I was going to win something today but I didn’t expect to be the overall winner. My swing was great today and I hope to be playing the same everyday,” said Kiburi.
Paul Muhia playing off handicap four settled for the runner-up position as he trailed Kiburi with a single shot. Muhia managed a score of 21 stableford points in the first nine and 20 points in the back nine for a total of 41 points.
Handicap 20 Mandip Singh finished third on 39 points made up of 20 points in the front nine and 19 points in the back nine, while Sahota Mandip playing off handicap 10 won the men winner prize on 38 points (20, 18).
Njoro’s Ann Mathenge playing off handicap 33 emerged the lady winner on 39 points (19, 20) and was closely followed by handicap 14 Clementine Muli in the lady runners-up position.
Handicap 28 Abel Makau of Golf Park golf Club won the guest prize on 30 points, while Muriuki Mureithi playing off handicap 28 won the staff prize on 25 points.
S. Malik had the best first nine score on 20 points, while Patrick Minjire won the second nine prize on 19 points and Kimani Karanja had the nearest to the pin.
Anoop Sahota playing off handicap 25 won the junior prize on 33 points and Wesley Kihumba was the junior runner-up on 25 points.
Speaking during the prize giving ceremony, Fred Okeyo Product Development Manager at KTB said KTB together with its partners in the tourism industry had in the recent past put enhanced focus on the marketing of golf to both domestic and international tourists.
“It is for this reason that we have this year launched the Tembea Kenya golf series that will see KTB sponsor golf events at clubs across the country. Kenya is famed worldwide for its sports prowess in the areas of athletics, rugby, just to mention but a few and it is with this spirit that KTB has taken up the promotion of sports tourism a notch higher,” said Okeyo.
He added: “At KTB we have over the last five years spent over Ksh. 40 million towards promotion of golf across the country and internationally through publication of golf publicity materials, hosting of international golf journalists on tours of our courses, holding of golf festivals and tournament sponsorship. Kenya’s main
markets for golf tourism are in Europe, Middle East and Africa which have a combined eight million golfers of which at least 30 per cent take golf tours.”
The next leg of the competition will at Nyanza Golf Club on November 22. cheap nike air max 90 mens cheap nike air max 90 mens

Brian Ligale in action during the second leg of Kenya Airways Safari Golf at Limuru Golf Club over the weekend.

By CORRESPONDENT

Samuel Munyua emerged the winner of the second round of the 2014/2015 Kenya Airways  Golf Safari vanquishing his game adversaries with zest and vigor.
Playing off handicap 22, the home golfer oozed confidence right from the initial stroke and savored 43 stableford points victory on the emerald Limuru Country Club course.
A jubilant Munyua also bagged two return tickets to fly to any KQ destination of choice in Africa courtesy of the national carrier Kenya Airways.
In winning the second tour, Munyua also qualified for the Grand Finale that will be played at Windsor in March.
Also making slots for the Grand Finale from Limuru were men’s winner Peter Mwaura  and ladies winner Wamaitha Njoroge.
Munyua joins the list of winner which also has Benson Kimani Macharia who won the opening round at Railways Nairobi the previous weekend. 
Wamaitha playing off handicap 21 carded 36points whilst Mwaura (handicap 11) shot 39stableford points.
Munyua was all smiles after victory. “It was quite an eventful day. The greens were in awesome condition and I was really happy with my hitting skills on the day,” said Munyua.
The men’s runners up trophy went to handicap 16 Kangethe Ndiho on a score of 38points. Ndiho also won himself a three wheel trolley. 
Handicap 4 golfer James Kimani shot 38points to finish third losing the second slot to Ndiho on countback. Handicap 19 Grace Gichuki was the ladies’s’ runner up on a score of 35points.
Nearest to the pin honors went to F Wahome. D Maara and Edna Kimurwa ran away with the longest drive trophy for men and ladies respectively.
Limuru tour attracted 260 golfers including guest players and club members.
KQ Finance Director Alex Mbugua said golf tourism is a big industry globally with revenues estimated at more than US$ 2Million.
“There is a huge opportunity in supporting the development of this sub-sector in Africa. This is one of the objectives of the Kenya Airways Golf Safari 2014/15. Kenya Airways is holding the Golf championship dubbed Golf Safari for 5 months in a larger format as compared to previous years that would see the inclusion of more clubs and players to meet the growing popularity of the sport,” Mbugua said. 
The third round of the Kenya Airways Safari moves to Windsor this Saturday with over 200 golfers lined up for action.
On Friday, the second round of the international schedule (which started in Ghana last weekend) moves to the Royal Harare Golf Club.

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